DIY paper crafts “Good Soldiers”. Master Class

I bring to your attention a method for making several crafts based on a triangular pyramid under the general name “Good Soldiers”. These crafts are multifunctional. You can give it to dads for a holiday, use it to decorate a thematic exhibition, or use it to introduce military professions.

Master class “Paratrooper”
The master class is intended for joint work between a teacher and children of senior preschool age, kindergarten teachers and parents of pupils.

Target: learn how to make a craft based on a triangular pyramid.
Tasks: consolidate the ability to work with paper and scissors, develop the ability to do work accurately, develop fine motor skills, creative thinking, and cultivate patriotic feelings.

Paratroopers
Paratroopers in minutes
Descending from heaven.
Having unraveled the parachutes,
They'll comb the dark forest,
Ravines, mountains and meadows.
They will find a dangerous enemy.

For this work we will need:
brown, white and green cardboard;
colored paper in red, yellow, blue, white and black;
scissors;
graphite pencil;
glue stick.


Stages of work:
1. Prepare templates for the body, head, beret, star, tie and belt buckle.


2. Using a template, cut out the head parts from white and brown cardboard.


3. From blue paper, also using a template, cut out two beret parts.


4. Let's prepare the details for the design of the face. Cut out 2 circles with a diameter of 12 mm from black paper. 1 circle of white paper, 12 mm in diameter. Then it must be cut in half. These will be the eyes. From red paper, cut out a star and a circle with a diameter of 6 mm, which must also be cut in half. This will be the mouth. Cut out 2 strips of black paper, 0.5 cm wide.


5. We design the face. Glue a blue beret and an asterisk onto the white head piece. Then glue black circles and white semicircles on them. Glue a small red semicircle - the mouth. All that remains is to draw the nose. Glue a black stripe and a star onto the beret.


6. Glue a beret and a black stripe to the brown head part. Glue both pieces together. The head is ready!


7. Attach the template of the body to the green cardboard and cut it out. On the back side of the workpiece, draw with the tips of scissors along the fold lines (this will make it easier to fold) and glue the pyramid.


8. Cut a tie from white paper, cut a narrow strip from blue paper, stick it on the tie and cut along the contour.


9. Cut a strip 1 cm wide from black paper. Cut a buckle from yellow paper. Glue all the parts onto the pyramid.


10. All that remains is to collect the parts. The paratrooper is ready!

It often happens that we do not value the materials that we already have at home. For many people, it’s easier to go to the store, buy a new pack of paper, new, brighter markers and create with satisfaction. But for some reason, no one thinks that in this way we, one way or another, are using up the resources of our planet, despite the fact that there is always a piece of cardboard and colored pencils at home.

A toy from childhood

A homemade toy has always been an excellent alternative to an expensive plastic car or doll, which will still be thrown into the far corner. Therefore, it is very important to show the child that a toy has a price: the best way to do this is by offering to create it yourself, spending personal time and putting in a lot of effort.

Thus, the popular paper soldiers, which can be sculpted in dozens, inventing new and new characters, are an ideal toy for noisy boys. The most important thing is that this toy is created from improvised materials that everyone has in their home, and since making a paper soldier is very simple, even small children can handle it.

Steadfast Soldier

How to make a paper soldier so that he can serve longer? You need to take natural materials that are pleasant to touch and do not pose any danger:

  • Paper cylinders. They are often made from pressed paper that has already been used and recycled. They can be found in the bases of towels and toilet rolls. This shape fits perfectly under the body and perfectly holds the glued elements on itself.
  • Scraps of colored paper. Basically, when children use up this creative material, they do not save on the leftovers (although in vain). Since the soldiers themselves are small, to make shoes, shoulder straps, a face or a suit, you only need a little bit of paper.
  • A simple pencil.
  • Ruler.
  • Scissors. You should be careful with them, as it is easy to cut yourself, especially when cutting out small parts.
  • Glue. For paper, it is better to choose a glue stick or PVA, as they are less toxic and do not pose a threat to children. The first option is still more convenient to use.

How to make a paper soldier with your own hands

Now that all the materials have been collected, it's time to begin the process of making the toy.

  1. Take a paper tube and divide it with a pencil into three equal parts: head, body and legs. It is important to draw these lines evenly around the entire circumference of the cylinder, since the next rows will be aligned with them.
  2. First, let's make the soldier's face: to do this, cut out a beige or white strip so that the width is equal to 1/3 of the sleeve, and the length completely covers the required area. On a separate square we draw the soldier’s face, after which we first glue the strip and then the head onto the cylinder. Let it dry.

Real military man

How to make a soldier out of paper so that he really looks like a military man? To do this, you need to make him a camouflage uniform from green paper. For greater believability, you can draw the pattern of the equipment with a dark green pencil.

  • We cover 2/3 of our soldier with green paper. It is important to ensure that it does not go beyond the intended boundaries. Let it dry a little and start making small parts.
  • Separately, cut out 2 sleeves from green cardboard and glue light paper palms onto them. You can make shoulder straps on each hand from yellow and black paper. We also create a belt.
  • We cut out the black boots and, having collected all the parts together, glue them to the body of the soldier.
  • We create a cap by gluing a circle and a strip with a protrusion from green cardboard. We also glue it to the soldier.
  • The finishing touches can be added with a pen or felt-tip pen by drawing beautiful buttons and fasteners on the uniform.

That's it, our little soldier is ready for the game in which he will definitely be able to stand up for himself!

How to make a paper soldier (origami)

For this we will need much less materials, or rather, only green and beige paper.

  • Let's take a square sheet of green paper, from which we will form the body of our soldier. To do this, bend the workpiece diagonally, obtaining a triangle.
  • Now let's bend the resulting figure in half to get a bend in the middle. Then we return the bent side back and raise the corners at the base to a right angle on both sides. Moreover, one of the sides needs to be bent into a so-called mountain.
  • We have a kind of pocket that we need to properly open and flatten. We turn the finished origami figure over and get the body of our homemade soldier.
  • Now is the time to make the face for the toy. For it, we’ll take light-colored paper, but thicker, so that this part sticks tightly to the soldier. We cut out the head from it; in this case, the shape of the head is not very important.
  • After this, we will reward our military man with facial features, depicting eyes, nose, lips and even a small bang.
  • We glue the head to the very top of the finished triangle and rejoice at the new toy we made with our own hands.

Children have played toy soldiers from time immemorial. True, modern boys prefer computer games and forget about simple toys; reality is replaced by virtual reality. Nevertheless, the role of role-playing games with soldiers is undeniable for the development and upbringing of the baby. To distract your child from the computer and TV, take out cardboard, colored paper and offer to create your own army.

For the craft, prepare:

Cardboard or toilet paper carton;

Green and black colored paper;

Markers;

Running eyes (eyes can also be cut out of colored paper);

Scissors, glue, ruler.

The craft is simple; from a few sheets of cardboard you can quickly make an entire army of soldiers. Cut a sheet of cardboard into strips 12-13 cm wide, roll them into a tube, and glue them together. You will get a base for the craft. If desired, you can use a cardboard toilet paper roll.

Divide the workpiece into three parts. Cut a strip of green paper equal to two-thirds the width of the base. Cover the cylinder with it and you will get a soldier's clothing. Cut out a belt from black paper and glue it on. At the bottom of the blank, using a black felt-tip pen, draw two stripes, front and back, thereby indicating the soldier’s legs. For shoes, cut a black strip about the same width as the belt and glue it on.

Cut out a visor from black paper, and a 1 cm wide strip from green paper. Place the strip on the opposite side of the base, carefully gluing the visor under it. You will get a soldier's cap.

For the hands, cut out two strips of green paper, fold them in half, and glue cardboard palms on the side opposite the fold. Glue the arms along the seams.

Create a face. Eyes can be drawn with a felt-tip pen, cut out of paper, or ready-made eyes can be glued on. Draw the nose and mouth. If desired, “award” the soldier with orders and medals or arm him with a pistol or machine gun.

The sizes of the soldiers may vary. The older the child, the smaller the figures can be made. Make two armies and organize a battle. Experts believe that playing toy soldiers instills in a child responsibility towards other people, a sense of mutual assistance, and the ability to obey and command. Paper soldiers can actually die and be resurrected after severe wounds, because you always have scissors and glue at hand. This means that the game will be different and unique every time. And the boys will turn into real dreamers, they will try themselves both in the role of a private and as a commander.

Such soldiers will be an excellent gift on February 23 and May 9. Just don’t forget to give them flowers, and then the festive mood will be guaranteed.

A paper soldier is a great idea for creative leisure time with children on the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day. This is good not only for developing fine motor skills, but also for instilling patriotism in the younger generation.

Today we have made for you a large selection of master classes, after watching which you will know how to make paper soldier.

Are you looking for ideas for children's crafts for February 23 or May 9 for a creative activity or for kindergarten? Today we invite you to make something together with your baby. DIY soldier made from paper.

An excellent material for needlework, inexpensive and accessible to everyone. From ready-made soldiers you can make a thematic installation (spatial composition) with your own hands, decorate a postcard for May 9th with your own hands, or make a gift to a veteran. And, of course, every dad will appreciate such a wonderful gift from his baby as DIY paper soldier.

In today's selection you will find paper soldiers for every taste - flat and three-dimensional origami, ideas for paper plastic, complex crafts for May 9 from corrugated cardboard, and simple do-it-yourself soldiers, which even the smallest can handle making. Let's watch photo and video master classes:

DIY paper soldier. Master classes with step-by-step photos.

1. DIY soldiers made of paper using the origami technique, master class from Tinsanna.

2. DIY soldier from corrugated cardboard, master class from the site "Pantry of Entertainment".

3. DIY paper soldiers, master class from the site "Ped-piggy bank".

4. DIY paper soldier- idea for inspiration from S. Olka.

How to make a paper soldier? Video lessons

Paper soldier using origami technique, video master class from Jo Nakashima.

Elvira Sayfutdinova

Master- the class is intended for joint work of a teacher and children of senior preschool age, kindergarten teachers and parents of pupils.

Target: learn to make a craft based on a triangular pyramid.

Tasks: consolidate skills to work with paper and scissors, develop the ability to do work accurately, develop fine motor skills, creative thinking, cultivate patriotic feelings

One a soldier lived in the world,

handsome and brave

but he was a child's toy,

because he was paper soldier.

Materials:

PVA glue,

Colored paper,

Pencil, felt-tip pens

1. Using a template, cut out a semicircle and fold it in half

2. Bend the sides of the semicircle on both sides to the fold line


3. Glue the sides of the semicircle, placing one side of the sheet on the other so that you get cone


4. Use templates to cut details: face, hats, stars, plaques, belts

5. Glue the face silhouette onto cone(can be glued on both sides to make the figure three-dimensional

6. Glue on the headdresses and other details, complete the details felt-tip pens


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